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mense strength. His physical bravery knew
no fear His moral heroism was sublime.
But above these was
THE CQIrEs AcE OF uIc 1NrrI1 1-1,rr

bodies The cheek of others is never banched
by physical danger, but few rise to the high
est form OF courage. Logan never commit
ted treason against his intellect. He thought
| Tor himself and spoke what he thought. He
was loyal TO lis own conclusions. Friendship
could net deter him, enemies could not make
| MIN afraid. A great name could not daunt
! hin. He had more caution than was ac-
corded TO him, but it was the caution of in
+ teilectual courage. He was the soul OF hon.
! esty. He lived in times of great corruption.
when the strongest men of both parties fell,
either blasted by public exposure or by ignor-
ant denuuciation. But Logan was untouched.
he was above suspicion. The smell
or nre was not on his garments.
Others made fortunes out of the blood
OF their country, but after five years il war
and twenty-five years in congressional life.
Logan was poor i'll purse-but rich in a good
name. TO mis- only son. who bears the image
and namc Of his honored father, he could have
left an ill-gotten fortune, but he left him that
which is far above rubieS Like AristideS,
Logan can say; ''These hands are clean.'
He had a self-abnegation which asked no
! other reward than the consciousness of duty
done. Loyalty TO duty was his standard of
manhood. WheE another was appointed to
the command which his merits and victories
entitled him to have he did not sulk in his
! tent of disappointment, but
FOUGHT ON FOR THE CAUSE
which was dearer than promotion. When
duty demanded the exposure of corruption
i'll his own party, ne pref erred his country to
partisan ties. When ne was convinced that
distinguished officer was unworthy a ma
tion's confidence, he did not hesitate to incur
the displeasure of friends and the deluncia-
ton of enemies. When in 1852 his friends
in Illinois urged him to leave the army ana
re-enter congress, he made this reply: s'No,
am to-day soldier of this republic, so to
remain, changeess and immutable until the
| Shal i,al
| and passed away. 1 have entered this field
| TO die, ii need be, for this government, and
| never expect to return to peaceful pursuits
until the object Of the war of preservation
| has become fact established. Should fate
i so ordain it, viii esteem it as the highest
| 10 shed the last drop of blood In
| my veins for the honor of that
| flag whose emblems are justice, liberty and
| truth, and which has been. and as I humbly
trust in God, ever viii be, for the right" o /,
! brave and unselfish soul, how thou hast been
misunderstood, misjudged and misrepre-
sented. DETAINED and wronged by those who
| to-day are the beneficiarles of thy noble life.
These defamations wounded his proud and
/ sensitive spirit. If be seemed to take affront
when assailed in debate, it was for the cause
he represented and not from personal pride.
There were times when his ardent tempera-
ment mastered his self control. He was a
sensitive, high-spirited, chiyalric soul. He
had pride of character and power of passion;
he knew his power, but hefwas a stranger to
vanity. His passionate nature was intense.
His emotional being reSeu1bled the ocean.
The passions of love, JOY. hope. desire, grief,
hatred and anger were strong to him.
he COULD LOVE LIKE WOMAN,
sport like child, hope like sailor His
grief was intense, his hatred inveterate. His
anger burned like Il mountain on fire. He
alternated between profound Gains and
ferrous storms. His calms were like embow-
cred lakes, their placid bosoms MIR oring the
oVerhanging foliage OF the grassy banks. His
agitations were like the mountain torrents,
leapiug, dashiug, laundering down their
rugged courses, sweeping all before them.
When com )osed the ocean of his emotions
was so placid that a little child might sail its
fragile hoa- thereon, but when agitated the
great deep was troubled. the heavens growled.
thunder answered thunder the ethereal fires
cleaned, wave mounted wave and whole ar
maments were scattered before the fury Of
the storm. This is the key to the warmth of
his friendship and bitterness of his enmity. He
had an honorable ambition, but it was above
corruption and intrigue. In his manlineSS he
did not hesitate to proclaim his desire nor dis
guise his noble aspirations. From his very
nature he became the soldiers friend. 1t was
his tenderness Of nature that made him the
| friend OF every soldier III the war. In piping
! times of peace we forgot those who fought
for US. Not SO with Logan. He carried the
years of the war through each recedirg de-
eade and lived among its stirring memories.
He maintained close relations to the veterans.
Thrice he was elected commander-in-ehief of
the Grand Army of the Republic. AS chair
man o the committee on military affairs he
was in a position of power. To-day the
100000
VETERANS IN THE GRAND ARMY
of the Republic from 5000 posts feel that
how h.lxra Lost frtA 1o,- +ba
pensioners bless his memory. To-day the
230.OG0 widows and orphans breathe a prayer
to heaven for the peace of his soul. To-day
the spirits of $780, 600 patriot soldiers slain in
the war gather around The great soul of Lo-
gan and thank him that on each returning
3Uth OF May their graves are not forgotten.
but are covered wixh flowers. The designa-
tion Of that day for memorial service was
suggested by Logan. and he was wont to say
1T was the proudest act OF my life" And
to-day, could the $4,000 patriotic dead rise
| from their graves, each with memorial
flower in his hand, there would rise a floral
mountain 10 the skies, the perfume of which
would ascend in gratitude to the
God of battles. Logan deserved such a
mountain OF flowers. He himself is martyr
OF liberty Let me show those five scars of
the wounds he received in battle for the
love of his country. But. would you know
him in his power, estate, happiness, tender
ness and affection, as husband and father,
go TO his home, where purity peace and love
reigned supreme. There his inner life will
be DISPLAYED without restraint. There was
his retreat from the veXatous cares of pub
lie life. There was welded love of thirty
one happy years. She of his youthful pride
and choice was his supreme and constant de-
light. He was her tower of strength, she was
the Joy of his soul. He was her honorable
pride, she the cenfdant of his secret
thoughts. He was faithful to his bridal vows,
she reciprocated bis undivided love- Such a
home was the dream of his life. Upon the
western hills that overlook our national capi-
tai ne found that sweet, sweet home, where
he had hoped TO spend yet many happy
year an
WITH GOLDSMITH SANG:
In all my wanderings round this world of
In all my griefs, and God has given me my
share,
still had hopes my latest hours to crown,
Amid those humble bowers to lay me down;
To husband out life's taper to its close,
And keep the flame from wasting by repose;
Around my fire an evening group to draw,
And tell of all felt and all ] saw;
And as hare whom hounds and herns
pursue,
Pants to the place from whence at first lie
flew,
still had hopes, my long vacations past,
Here to return and die at home at last.
To which l would add
But no more for him the blazing hearth shall
bnrn,
! Nor busy housewife plan her evening care,
| Nor children lisp a loving sre's return,
| Nor climb his knee the envied kiss to share.
| Bluff, steady. honest, Logan was a Christian
in faith and practice. Here is his Bible, which
he read with daily care. Sincere and hum
bic. he accepted Christ as his personal
Savior. When l gave him the sacrament of
the Lords Supper, too humble in spirit to
/ kneel n1Shinn hl
knelt on the carpet. and with his precious
wife by his side, received the tokens OF a
Saviors love. His manly brow shone like
| polished marble, for he felt that he was in